The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-04-15
RHODODEN DRON.
Sojritualists IN Their Search for a
Secret Store Of Treasure.

sn;ritualists in Their Search for a
Secret Store of Treasure.
(,o,,,eSpondeHce To NE Cincinnati Enquirer
LANCASTER, Quo. April 6.-Reading an
account few days since of the efforts of a
Sni,it,ls,istic Ward out in Indiana some
where to unearth hidden treasure recalls
nm old legend of this vicinity OF a similar
hut more thrilling character
In the tall of lH3S there appeared in the
little village of Sugar Grove, eight miles
south of this city, a band of Spiritualists
under the leadership of one NathanielWhite,
If Cleveland. and Ezekiel Kendall, a well
known citizen of the neighborng town OF
Newark The latter gentleman claimed
that through the instrumentality of q
Snirjtlalistic medium, he had been directed
70 a spot on an isolated and lonely crag
bard-bv. where untold treasures lay hidden,
and that in three successive dreams he had
visited the place and with the assistance Of
witch-hazel had located the exact spot
where this fabulous wealth reposed 1t
mad been cached there n hundred years
AFRO. according to a muaty old memory of the
fIst inhabitants, by an indonitable
LITTLE BAND OF JEsUITS,
who had come up the romantic Hockhock-
mo in their bark canoes as far back as M,
and established a rude stockado on the spot
whore now stands the Dennis House, in the
little village above alluded to. Contrary to
the vows Of poverty, chastity and obedience
>uuD0sed to have been taken upon them
selves hv those enthusiastic rehgiOnists, they
had brought with them fabulous treasure i'll
cold and silver and precious stones, with
which il was their ordained mission to re-
deem the heather of all this then vast I'M
broken territory Eight miles to the north
nf this Jesuit post, on the right bank of the
n,urmuring river, where the fiourishing City
of Lancaster now stands, stood the Indian
village of Tarke Town, and the bold and
hardy followers of Ignatius LoyOla had
barely established themselves in their rude
home below before the
FIERCE AND WARLIKE WYANDOTTES
sailed forth against them. But the French
missionaries had been warmed of their peril
bv a friendly Indian maiden, who lived in
an isolated lodge with her aged parents off
in the gloomy pine woods, few miles from
the mission. This decrepid old red man and
his family had many times been recipients
of the Jesuits' benevolence and friendli-
ness. and it was this fact, no doubt, which
led the girl to betray her people. The
night the aborigines came of course, the
sturdy religiOniStS were in readiness to re-
ceive them
Darkness and gloom enveloped the earth,
vet objects in the clearing surrounding the
stockade could be distinctly deserted in the
brilliant starlight Only single light burn
I'd within the rude mission fort, and its
pale. Pickering lustre was all the courageous
little band had to work by. The women
and children were hudded together in
protected corner of the building, while the
men stood in the shadow at the lOop-hole,
like immobile images, ready but not anxious
for the fray. Religious exhortatiOn had
had no influence upon the heather, and the
Jesuits saw that it was only left for them
to fight Every art and stratagem known
to savage warfare was called into play by
the crafty Wyandottes to deceive the
whites, but they held out against them all
Many a cunning warrior who spent half the
night in stealing up to the log fortification
received
SLUG OF LEAD
for his reward; many distinguished brave
who availed himself of some artful contriv-
ance, by which he hoped to delude the bold
spirits Within was riddled through and
through the very moment he was counting
on success. The most adept strategistS of
the WyandotteS could not catch the white
sentinels at fault. 1t was the hour of mid
night so runs the old story, the most gloomy
and weird of all Sleep had closed the ewes
OF the women and children, and a sort of a
stupor or drowsy indifference had fallen
over all except the most experienced, when
one OF the Sentrles gave the intelligence that
band OF Indians had gathered at the edge
OF the forest in front of the stOckade and
almost at the same instant another discOv-
cred them IN seven greater numbers crouch
ing low along the border of the woods in the
rear OF the fort. This quickly revealed to
me Keen perceptions of the commander of
the rehglonists the scarlet myrmidOns' plan
OF attack A few were to assail the stock
ace In front, until the attention of its de
tenders was concentrated in that direction
H.. Al
rear and determined attempt made to
scale tie palisades, a clumsy post fence with
closed
Be ready, men, the heather are coming!"
came the tremulous admonitiOn from the
jesuit commandment
All could see the shadowy outline of their
ooGltS as they came moving stealthily and
IIulSe!tSsly along upon the ground When the
IarK line had approached to a close range
ul7 unite leader gave the signal to fire, and
q uozen Old tllnt-locks belched forth mid
nanle ana smoke, their deadly contents. and
atnIy nan as many red men leaped into the
sHRIEKs OF MORTAL PAIN,
@lu leIi writing to the earth. The others
wayered and hestated a moment. then
v raCtgIed and fled for the cover of the
81 u OH lHtllHn was seen again that
Isu'' ana after the sun came up in a flood
VI soiden glory in the morning, a reconnois-
- 4 revealed the fact that there were none
Ihe 4elghborhOod They had evidently
'nTiuaed that they had measured the foe
wv Hghtly, and had returned to their town
T NJ Ine country to prepare in a more for
v w5itue way for the destruction of the
me- lne iJeSults apprehended that this was the
ssn 9l n.sI OF their savage foes, and they be-
sftaa liaAltig every preparation for a second
4 h IA "A meeting was held that morning
rs rie mission chapel, and three tlustv men
so ne ueie2ated TO convey the ecclesiastical
sa pSaStre or somewhere in the great woods
n 1EJ hogry It, This was accordingly accom-
sdoS ana at shutdown the trio, detected.
Ialisag diiu Iootsore, again appeared at the
aockade. ""liiO0eu iilUo the
oya ,mat night the fierce Wyandottes came in
v,s mpanleihInlng numbers and the stoclsade
,r, JIssalIed from all points of the compass
ia ~ aft'aheousIy and after desperate strug
a b ~. several hours duration the little band
se ge'o , rehgioniStS or all that remained OF
n COMPELLED TO sUCCuMB.
Ro were all tomahawked and scnped nnon |
n ,"' says tradition, with the exception |
S,o 'o small children. who were carried off |
m,,a VaptlVlty, and from one of these |